Ultra-Thin Silicon Complaint Layers for Infrared Materials

Abstract

A simple method for the manufacture of an ultra-thin (<5nm) silicon layer that is bonded to a handle substrate for compliant substrate applications has been demonstrated. Compliant substrates have potential benefit for reducing defects in epitaxial materials grown on a large lattice mismatched substrates, including the growth of CdTe and HgCdTe on silicon substrates. In addition, an approach to fabricate a HgCdTe detectors directly over CMOS readout circuitry by epitaxially growing HgCdTe on a thin (211) silicon layer that is wafer bonded to the CMOS wafer is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA400101

Entities

People

  • Fritz J. Kub
  • Karl D. Hobart

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Electronics
  • Electrons
  • Epitaxial Growth
  • Etching
  • Exfoliation
  • Fabrication
  • Hydrogen
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Low Temperature
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Oxides
  • Semiconductors
  • Surface Roughness
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology